(Adds details, updates prices) MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble firmed on Monday, pricing in rising oil prices and appetite for riskier assets, as the Moscow Exchange opened three hours earlier than previously in a move to capture more Asian investors. At 1304 GMT, the rouble was 0.7% stronger against the dollar at 74.10. Versus the euro, it gained 0.8% to trade at 89.30, having earlier touched its strongest level in more than a week of 89.1725. “The rouble’s further dynamics will be determined by investors’ general attitude towards emerging market assets as well as oil price dynamics,” said Renat Malin, head of investment at Sberbank Asset Management. The rouble is seen hovering within the range of 73.5-75 per dollar in the short term, Malin said. The rouble saw extra market liquidity on Monday as the Moscow Exchange started trading foreign currency, gold and derivatives three hours earlier from March 1, opening at 0400 GMT and extending its trading day to 17 hours to cover more time zones and boost liquidity. Russia’s largest bourse aims to attract Asian investors with extended trading hours, while also betting on an increase in retail clients, an official told Reuters in an interview. Brent crude oil, a global benchmark for Russia’s main export, was up 1.3% at $65.28 a barrel, supporting Russian assets and highlighting a political discount that the market has priced in. In early 2020, when oil prices last traded at current levels, the rouble was at around 61 versus the dollar and 68 against the euro. Russian stock indexes rose. The dollar-denominated RTS index was up 1.6% to 1,433.8 points. The rouble-based MOEX Russian index was 0.9% higher at 3,375.1 points. For Russian equities guide see For Russian treasury bonds see (Reporting by Andrey Ostroukh and Anna Rzhevkina; Editing by Toby Chopra)